Algie Eggertsen Ballif

Women in the Arts » Dance

Educational leader and politician. Born in Provo, Ballif received a bachelor’s degree from BYU and married George S. Ballif, a local attorney who served as Provo City Attorney and later District Attorney. Ballif served for twenty-three years on the Provo Board of Education and helped to develop the dance program at BYU. She also served as Chair of the Utah Democratic Party and as a member of the Utah State House of Representatives. One highlight in her life was being asked by Eleanor Roosevelt to serve as a member of the Education Subcommittee for the United States Commission on the Status of Women.
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